Armed Forces support Obama

[RecycleMichael]

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Update: Armed Forces Show Overwhelming Support for Obama

By Michelle Martinelli on October 22, 2012 9:10 AM

Update, Oct. 21: Fundraising numbers for the month of September show Obama continuing to dominate when it comes to contributions from the military. The new data, which came in after the story below was published Oct. 15, show he raised $142,197, just a shade less than he collected in August, his strongest month with this set of donors. Romney brought in $111,015 for his best month ever with military donors, but that was still 22 percent less than Obama received.

The new numbers bring Obama's total from military donors to $678,611, and Romney's to $398,450.

Foreign policy, military funding and plans for U.S. troops abroad are providing plenty of chewy campaign fodder for President Barack Obama and his GOP rival, Mitt Romney. But fundraising reports shed light on what the armed forces think about the the candidates. Former Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul received significant support from the military for his strong stance on bringing troops home, and that briefly continued even after Romney pulled ahead as the clear GOP candidate.

Now, though, the military's support has shifted toward Obama. Romney has consistently received little financial backing from military donors. Despite the fact that Paul once raised almost twice as much as Obama did from the military, the president has received $536,414 from military donors, compared to Paul's $399,274 and Romney's $287,435, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics. These numbers are based on donations greater than $200, as reported to the Federal Election Commission.

Below is a table of contributions from military and civilian employees of the military for the 2012 election cycle through Aug. 31:




  Donor

  Obama

  Romney

      Paul



Defense Acquisition University

            $0

    $1,000

            $0



National Defense University

        $300

            $0

            $0



National Guard

    $7,507

    $4,490

  $16,333



NATO

        $250

            $0

            $0



US Air Force

  $69,532

  $54,170

  $90,611



US Army

$165,646

  $87,218

$115,458



US Coast Guard

  $12,122

    $4,700

  $13,819



US Dept of Defense

$176,121

  $71,043

  $39,500



US Marine Corps

  $16,168

  $16,120

  $30,855



US Military

     $2,112

    $5,491

    $2,755



US Navy

  $86,656

  $43,203

  $89,943



Total

$536,414

$287,435

$399,274


Contributing $176,121, the Department of Defense is Obama's biggest supporter, with the Army not far behind with $165,646. The Navy sits in third at $86,656. In comparison, Romney's top military contributor is the Army with $87,218, followed by the Department of Defense with $71,043 in contributions.

However, although Obama's fundraising totals are higher than his opponent's, eight of the 11 military branches the Center for Responsive Politics analyzed have given more to Republican presidential candidates -- most notably the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps. The Obama advantage comes even though he said $500 billion in military spending would be cut as part of the sequestration process to help balance the budget, while Romney has alluded to a multi-trillion-dollar increase over the next decade.

Despite the president's $100,000-plus lead over Romney and Paul in funding from the armed forces, the numbers didn't turn in his favor until March when Obama began receiving donations doubling Paul's. On a month-by-month basis, the latest fundraising numbers are from August, which show Obama with a $140,761 to $90,273 lead over Romney. Both candidates received most of their August funding from the Army, with Obama pulling in about $21,000 more.

Below is a table of contributions from military and civilian employees of the military for the month of August:

  Donor

   Obama

  Romney

  Paul



Defense Acquisition University

            $0

     $250

    $0



National Guard

    $2,750

  $2,940

    $0



NATO

        $250

          $0

    $0



US Air Force

  $17,285

$17,800

    $0



US Army

  $47,907

$26,727

    $0



US Coast Guard

    $4,970

  $2,750

    $0



US Dept of Defense

  $36,822

$21,667

$250



US Marine Corps

    $4,500

  $3,350

$201



US Military

        $750

     $491

    $0



US Navy

  $25,527

$14,298

    $0



Total

$140,761

$90,273

$451

Although Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) discussed national security and military funding during their debate last week, voters still are waiting for a more in-depth treatment of the issues from the presidential candidates. That may occur at tomorrow's second presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York.

[Quinton]

Not sure that is the truth.

[Townsend]

Not sure that is the truth.

Which part?

[RecycleMichael]

Not sure that is the truth.

You don't have to believe in facts. It is a free country.

[Hoss]

You don't have to believe in facts. It is a free country.

Right you are.  Just ask the current Republican candidate for President!

[guido911]

Which part?

This part:

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — A recent military poll finds that active and reserve troops overwhelmingly support Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama leading up to next month's election.

The poll conducted by the Military Times showed that among the 3,100 people surveyed, 66 percent support Romney compared to 26 percent for Obama.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/08/poll-66-percent-of-military-members-support-romney/

[guido911]

Right you are.  Just ask the current Republican candidate for President!

And calling Romney a liar has resulted in Obama just running away with this race. Man, how demoralizing it must be to see all the lie allegations and the beatings Obama has been giving Romney in these debates, and Obama is still losing. Right now, he is counting on Gloria Allred to save his @ss--not to mention sending out Babs to beg for campaign cash.  Sheesh, I think all that the left has remaining is to produce someone that has been set on fire by a Klansman.

[Hoss]

The Republican hand-wringing.  It's palpable.   

[RecycleMichael]

Man, how demoralizing it must be to see all the lie allegations and the beatings Obama has been giving Romney in these debates, and Obama is still losing.

If Obama wins, guido will cry. He really just cares too much.

[guido911]

These military guys apparently did NOT get the RM memo:

edited. I know there are some vets that read this forum, to them I would ask: Would you want to be under fire under this administration after Benghazi?

[nathanm]

Would you want to be under fire under this administration after Benghazi?

How about we take a look at the timeline before anybody answers.

I guess you can believe Fox News' bare assertions over the weight of the evidence if you want. I won't.

[guido911]

How about we take a look at the timeline before anybody answers.

I guess you can believe Fox News' bare assertions over the weight of the evidence if you want. I won't.

Thanks so much for the absolutely irrelevant post.

[RecycleMichael]

These military guys apparently did NOT get the RM memo:

You must be kidding. You post a cheaply produced youtube video that has four retired guys saying that they and their friends who were Seals are not voting for Obama for President.

I posted the amount and number of donors to each campaign obtained from open records requests. You post a homemade movie of four guys with bad camera angles and an ominous soundtrack.

I wonder which one is more correct.

[guido911]

I also posted this news article earlier, which I guess you overlooked...

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/08/poll-66-percent-of-military-members-support-romney/

And I'll stand with those "four retired guys" (disdain noted) over anything coming from the mouths of most anyone.

[nathanm]

Thanks so much for the absolutely irrelevant post.

It was quite relevant to the quoted portion of your post.